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The earliest man, the
caveman, only worked to fulfil his basic needs : those of food,
shelter and clothing.
Thus, the caveman was
a hunter and trapper of animals and fisherman, while his mate
gathered berries, fruits and edible leaves and insects and dug
for edible roots.
Simple tools were the
only sort that he made use of fro hunting, cleaning his kill or
preparing his meal. He had spears and arrows and a cutting
instrument.
His shelter was
sometimes built on a tree : a primitive construction with a roof
of leaves and bark or leaves and branches for walls -- almost
like a nest, perhaps. At other times, he lived in a cave.
It was a very
precarious life-style, never knowing when he would catch or kill
his next meal and being at the mercy of weather and wild beasts.
Yet man survived.
He developed from the
hunter to the nomadic shepherd who wandered from place to place
in search of grass and other vegetation for his herds. Then he
became a farmer, planting his own crops. Life became more
settled then. People chose the place with the most fertile soil
and accessible water, built their homes there and planted the
land. It was a more secure life. Yet they were still dependent
on the whims of weather, of drought, flood and hurricanes. |
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Which of the following
is true of the caveman ? |
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He hunted for all his food. |
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(B) |
He got his meat by hunting or trapping animals and also by
fishing.
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His diet consisted mainly of meat which he trapped or hunted. |
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(D) |
He lived by hunting, trapping and fishing. |
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How did the cave people
get their edible berries, roots, insects, leaves and fruits ? |
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(A) |
The women gathered them while the men hunted.
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They planted them and then gathered them. |
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They dug them up together. |
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(D) |
Their friends gathered together and looked for them. |
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What sorts of tools did
the early men have ? |
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(A) |
various cutting instruments. |
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(B) |
weapons of all sorts. |
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(C) |
only simple weapons. |
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only the most primitive implements.
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What dangers did the cavemen have to face ? All the following
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being attacked by dangerous animals. |
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drought. |
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pests.
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not being able to trap any animals. |
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Where did the earliest
man live ? |
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in caves or tree huts
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mainly in trees |
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mainly in caves |
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in caves, tree-shelters and nests |
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Which of the
following is the best representation of the early man's progress
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(A) |
hunter --> trapper --> gatherer --> shepherd --> farmer |
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(B) |
hunter --> trapper and gatherer --> shepherd --> farmer
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(C) |
hunter --> trapper --> nomad --> shepherd --> farmer |
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(D) |
hunter --> trapper and gatherer --> shepherd and farmer |
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Why was the early man a
nomad ? |
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He liked to move about. |
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He did not enjoy staying in one place. |
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He had to search for his herds. |
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His animals needed to move about to find food.
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Why did the early man
stop becoming a nomad ? |
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He found land that was fertile. |
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He found that he preferred to settle down. |
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He needed to look after his crops and protect his home and land.
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He finally found places that had fertile land and accessible
water. |
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